The Paddock
The Paddock is a grassland in Gosport District, Hampshire, England. The Paddock is situated nearby to the prison Haslar Immigration Removal Centre (Disused), as well as near St Luke’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Navy Submarine Museum and HMS Holland 1.
Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Museum
The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is a maritime museum tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day, and particularly the history of the Royal Navy Submarine Service from the navy's first submarine, Holland 1, to the nuclear-powered Vanguard-class submarines. Royal Navy Submarine Museum is situated 2,300 feet northeast of The Paddock.
HMS Holland 1
Photo: zongo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holland 1 is the first submarine commissioned by the Royal Navy. The first in a five-boat batch of the Holland-class submarine, launched in 1901, she was lost twelve years later in 1913 while under tow to be scrapped following her decommissioning. HMS Holland 1 is situated 2,500 feet northeast of The Paddock.
HMS Alliance
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HMS Alliance is a Royal Navy A-class, Amphion-class or Acheron-class submarine, laid down towards the end of the Second World War and completed in 1947. HMS Alliance is situated 2,700 feet northeast of The Paddock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosport and Alverstoke.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Alverstoke
Suburb
Photo: Margaret Auerstedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alverstoke is a village in the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It stretches east–west from Fort Blockhouse, Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred 0.5 miles east of the shore of Stokes Bay and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Portsmouth Harbour.
Southsea
Suburb
Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre. Southsea is situated 1½ miles east of The Paddock.
The Paddock
Latitude
50.7829° or 50° 46′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.12715° or 1° 7′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C2WQVMF+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 295338642OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
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